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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Wehrmacht was sworn to Hitler and to nothing else.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wrong. They were sworn to Germany, and nothing else.

The vast majority of them also joined so they didn’t starve to death. And in the second half of the war, it was forced conscription. They said what they had to say not to get shot in the head. While I don’t doubt that many, even most, were loyal to the Nazis, a lot of of them were not. a great many joined because they had no other choice.

It’s a historical detail that is worth mentioning

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wrong. They were sworn to Germany, and nothing else.

This was the oath they took in the Wehrmacht:

„Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, daß ich dem Führer des Deutschen Reiches und Volkes, Adolf Hitler, dem Obersten Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht, unbedingten Gehorsam leisten und als tapferer Soldat bereit sein will, jederzeit für diesen Eid mein Leben einzusetzen.“

"I swear by God this holy oath, that I shall render unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces, and that as a brave soldier I shall at all times be prepared to give my life for this oath."

They were sworn to Hitler and to Hitler only. Google Führereid.